ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — In the second year of girls wrestling being sanctioned as an official sport in New Jersey, Bloomfield High School freshman Kira Pipkins has dominated on the mats this season. Pipkins proved to be the best in the state as she captured the 114-pound title at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic […]
Jaguars post fine run in states; finish with stellar 21-6 mark
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls basketball team, under longtime head coach Derrick Johnson, enjoyed another great season. The Jaguars finished with a stellar 21-6 record. EOCHS, seeded No. 3, had a good run in the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. Sophomore guard Triniti Haskins had 25 […]
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Columbia High School senior wrestler Cahil Love Jr. enjoyed a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Love, seeded 24th in the 132-pound class, lost to No. 9 seed Xavier Pena of Bound Brook by a 7-4 decision in the first […]
Second-seeded Blue Knights will face fifth-seeded Colonia on March 9
IRVINGTON, NJ — Powered by a high-octane offense, the second-seeded Irvington High School team defeated Payne Tech, 77-50, in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament semifinals on March 6 at IHS. Senior forward Moses Pierre scored his 1,000th career point for the Blue Knights, who improved to 26-3 with their sixth straight […]
Orange High School wrestler Merlin Senat had a great run this season. Senat, competing in the 113-pound weight class, lost both of his matches in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 5. In the first round, Senat, seeded 29th, was pinned by fourth-seeded Cooper Stewart […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team enjoyed a terrific season. The Jaguars, under head coach Gabe Baltimore, finished with a 24-4 record, including winning the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship with a 14-0 mark in the division. EOCHS, seeded No. 2, defeated Morristown before losing to Randolph in […]
University of Virginia women’s basketball senior guard Jocelyn Willoughby, an East Orange native, has been named the recipient of the 2019-20 Kay Yow Award as the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Willoughby is the first player in program history to win the honor, which has been bestowed annually since 2008. Willoughby […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The eighth-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team lost to ninth-seeded North Hunterdon, 53-38, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 at CHS. The Cougars finished the season with a 12-12 record. Maia Little had 11 points, Shana Desire had 10, Kaijhe […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 15th-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team lost at second-seeded Elizabeth, 61-31, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 to finish with an 11-15 record this season. CHS led 15-12 in the first quarter before trailing 21-20 at the half. Elizabeth […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kiley Capstraw had 18 points and six rebounds and Shyleea Ryan had eight points and eight rebounds, but the No. 16 seed West Orange High School girls basketball team lost at top-seeded Randolph, 46-33, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 […]